tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55852111499391154962012-02-16T17:52:46.338-08:00I come from a long line of bakers, though over the years I lost interest. My older daughter started her own food blog about a year ago, and being a good mother I've kept tabs on it. In doing so, I've discovered a world full of excited food bloggers that have in turn re-inspired me to get back in the kitchen. I love foods from all over the world, but my first love is baking. The smell of a freshly baked loaf of bread, slathered in butter is an instant trip back to a carefree childhood.Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074147100516681787noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585211149939115496.post-28969056421656973552008-01-13T18:23:00.000-08:002008-01-15T20:14:55.494-08:00

BIGA...THE BEGINNING I've decide to jump in to the murky world of 'starters' for sourdough bread (biga). I think I can trace this sad turn of events to the fact that my children are gone and as of yet there are no grandchildren I can devote myself to. From what I've read and been told, harboring a starter is like having a child, a pet, or a sick husband constantly whinning for attention. I'm

Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074147100516681787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585211149939115496.post-78589556334364885452008-01-07T21:03:00.000-08:002008-01-15T12:52:50.678-08:00

I've come to realize that I was still in my lost period while the no-knead bread phenomenon flew by. Since I am a relative newcomer to the blogging world, it seems like every other blog I read has something new and amazing to entice me. Last month I took part in the Menu for Hope fundraiser. In the process of investigating what to buy a ticket for, my online travels lead me to the fabled no-knead

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If you're familiar with Mexican cuisine, you know that one of the traditional foods to make on Christmas is tamales. When done well, those little pockets of goodness inside a cornhusk jacket are wonderful. Most people are intimidated by the whole process because it is time consuming, but not hard. The fastest and most fun way to make tamales is to get a group together and do it assemly line

Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074147100516681787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585211149939115496.post-62365336571062118662008-01-01T13:34:00.000-08:002008-01-13T21:39:44.758-08:00

A couple years ago I discovered how simple and satisfying it is to make biscotti. Having settled on a base recipe, I have changed ingredients to make multiple flavors, all with great success. For the last 2 years, biscotti has been the main part of my Christmas giving to family and friends. The only kind I have never made is savory, a future project.BISCOTTIbase recipe:2 1/2 cups flour (I've used

Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074147100516681787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585211149939115496.post-7801004890667100472008-01-01T09:53:00.000-08:002008-01-13T13:30:31.086-08:00

I live on 5 acres smack in the middle of Southern California Wine Country, halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles. Surrounded mostly by dirt (good for gardening and off-roading), citrus, grapes and other products I mostly take for granted. Butting up against the back of our property are rows of Ruby Red Grapefruit and juice orange trees. When they bloom twice a year it is absolute heaven and

Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074147100516681787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585211149939115496.post-52798293868487703832007-12-31T18:12:00.000-08:002008-01-13T13:31:01.597-08:00

It's New Year's Eve, windy as hell in Southern California and the temperature is about to hit hyperthermia level. Which in our world means it's in the 50's with the wind chill, and I did my first recipe for the blog! I'm going to my friend Belisa's house for a get-together with a few friends, my job is dessert. Of course it has to be a wow dessert, I know my friends and I know how critical and

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It's after one in the morning of the last day of 2007, as I lay here in bed reading other people's blogs, I have finally decided to start one of my own. I don't plan on telling anyone until I can find my footing and not feel like such a novice. I'm a little wary of criticism at the moment, since my daughter and one of my best friends are a fierce writers.I have spent the last year reading blogs

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